Nov. 20, 2015
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 62, Issue 12-
GlobalOverseas Students Pour Into Some American Campuses, but Other Colleges Haven’t Kept Up With the Growth
Not everyone’s benefiting from the international-enrollment boom, a Chronicle analysis shows. -
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The Review
What’s It Called, by What’s Her Name
I’ve forgotten more books than many people have read. That’s an accomplishment of sorts, right? -
The Review
Cold War’s Cool Calculations
Yes, some writers had secret patrons like the CIA. But who was using whom? -
The Review
How the Crisis of the Humanities Is Like the Greek Economy
Humanities departments have been structured for failure, and like those Greek pensioners being lectured by Angela Merkel, we’ve been told it’s our fault. -
News
Retirement Plans for President of St. Norbert College: a Book About St. Norbert
Thomas Kunkel, whose biography of the writer Joseph Mitchell came out this year, says he will turn his attention to the college’s eponymous saint. -
The Review
Let’s Treat the Philosophy Department Like the Football Team
A professor asks, “Can our university, or any university, exist without a football team?” -
News
The $10-Billion Sports Tab
Public universities pumped more than $10.3 billion in mandatory student fees and other subsidies into their sports programs from 2010 to 2015, according to an examination by The Chronicle and The Huffington Post. -
News
What I’m Reading: ‘The Martian’
A work group on competency-based education in Texas employs strategies similar to those used by a fictional character stranded on Mars. -
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Campus Unrest
When Pursuing Diversity, Victory Is Hard to Define
Across the country, students are demanding that colleges become more inclusive of minorities. But changing a racial climate is a long-term struggle. -
Administration
Accreditation Reformers Propose a Model of Their Own
A consultancy formed by “disruptors” offers a framework that they say will better assess quality by measuring actual student outcomes. Coding boot camps could be its first test. -
Commentary
Enter the Real Power of College Sports
The courageous football players at the University of Missouri used their status to bring attention to injustice in the world. -
Technology
Your Dissertation Is Almost Done. What’s Next? Turnitin.
Plagiarism-detection software is catching on in graduate programs. At some institutions, it’s required. -
Students
At Yale, Painful Rifts Emerge Over Diversity and Free Speech
A series of controversies has boiled over into angry accusations that the university has not sufficiently supported minority students and has not done enough to eliminate racism from the campus. -
Government
The Higher Education Act Just Turned 50. Has It Done What It Was Supposed To?
The law has helped democratize college in America, and its symbolic value is undeniable. But it hasn’t met Lyndon Johnson’s ambitious vision of college for all. -
Leadership
High Pay for Presidents Is Not Shown to Yield Any Fund-Raising Payoff
Although some college boards suggest that “you get what you pay for” when it comes to presidential compensation, the argument that high salaries drive giving “appears dubious,” a new study finds. -
Fund Raising
A Major Barrier to Alumni Giving: Graduates’ Mistrust
A study based partly on fake solicitation letters finds that whether alumni will give to their alma mater depends mostly on their trust in it. -
Admissions
Amid Debate Over New Rival, Common Application Keeps Rolling
The dominant player, having just handled nearly 1.1 million applications for more than 600 colleges, isn’t standing pat, with a new effort to help students apply for financial aid. -
Advice
Academic Job Hunts From Hell: Detecting a Bad Fit
How do you recognize when a department with a job opening is not the place for you?
